DEERFIELD, Ill. — Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) on Thursday projected single-digit profit growth in fiscal 2021 after reporting better-than-expected fourth-quarter earnings, helped by higher sales at U.S. stores. Sales in U.S. stores in the quarter ended August 31 advanced 3.6% to $27.0 billion, with same-store sales rising by the same amount. WBA said it anticipates
DEERFIELD, Ill. – Walgreens is looking to address health disparities and improve outcomes in its hometown of Chicago, through a number of community-focused pharmacy and healthcare initiatives, beginning in the city’s underserved neighborhoods on the south side. This builds on the more than $35 million Walgreens invested this summer to re-open Chicago stores that had
DEERFIELD, Ill. — Walgreens has launched Walgreens Test & Protect, a new program to aid businesses in their COVID-19 work plans and strategies. The program is part of Walgreens’ latest expansion of COVID-19 testing, which also includes increased capacity across its testing sites to allow for more than 500,000 COVID-19 tests per month. Test &
As anyone who really cares already knows by now, John Standley has been named president of Walgreens. The appointment is both surprising and logical. Standley is a smart and savvy chain drug executive, having learned his way around the industry through many years of toil and a variety of challenges, most recently at Rite Aid,
DEERFIELD, Ill. — With the appointment of John Standley as Walgreens’ president yesterday, the management team at Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) gained an invaluable asset — a proven retail leader well equipped to provide a fresh, new perspective on the strategic transformation of the business that is already underway. A former chief executive officer at
DEERFIELD, Ill. – Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) on Monday appointed John Standley president of Walgreens, effective immediately. He will lead all Walgreens operations, and will have responsibility for the development, growth and management of the business as the company continues to build on its leadership in the rapidly evolving health care sector. Standley has a
DEERFIELD, Ill. — With the upcoming flu season expected to coincide with the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Walgreens is now offering flu shots daily at all of its nearly 9,100 pharmacies with additional safety measures in place. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is urging everyone over 6 months of age to get a
DEERFIELD, Ill. — Walgreens is now offering contactless same-day curbside pick-up at more than 8,600 participating stores nationwide, the company said Tuesday. In as little as one hour, Walgreens said its customers can order and pay for select household essential and health and wellness products online and then pick them up curbside at their selected
In this edition of our Video Forum, Alex Gourlay, co-chief operating officer of Walgreens Boots Alliance and president of Walgreens, provides an update on the company’s strategic priorities — creating neighborhood health care destinations, accelerating digitalization, transforming the retail offering, and stepping up cost management efforts to free capital for reinvestment in the business.
NEW YORK – Retail industry heavyweights Walmart, Target, CVS Health, Walgreens and Kroger have joined an initiative that aims to reinvent the single-use plastic bag. The companies are participating in the Consortium to Reinvent the Retail Bag. Members collectively have pledged $15 million to the Beyond the Bag Initiative, which is inviting entrepreneurs and investors
DEERFIELD, Ill. — Walgreens and DoorDash on Thursday began offering on-demand delivery to customers in Chicago, Atlanta and Denver. By the end of summer, Walgreens and DoorDash plan to offer more than 5,000 items for delivery on the DoorDash platform and will expand the service to other major markets. starting with Cincinnati, Cleveland, Minneapolis, Oklahoma
DEERFIELD, Ill. – Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) is partnering with VillageMD to roll out full-service doctors offices in its stores, the companies said Wednesday. The move follows a successful trial begun last year. The plan calls for the opening of 500 to 700 “Village Medical at Walgreens” physician-led primary care clinics in more than 30